United States Second Circuit

Convictions and life sentences for racketeering in violation of RICO, 18 U.S.C. section 1962(c), and RICO conspiracy, section 1962(d), and witness tampering, 18 U.S.C. section 1512(b)(3), are affirmed where: 1) defendant's solicitation of others to murder co-conspirator who he feared might cooperate with the authorities constituted attempted corrupt persuasion under section 1512(b)(3); 2) the evidence was sufficient to show that there was a reasonable likelihood that the communication that defendant feared would have been made to a federal officer; and 3) the district court's instructions did not constitute plain error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/19/2015
• Published 08/19/2015

Judges

• Lynch

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel